
Open Access (OA) and Scholarly Communication at the University of California
Scholarly research publications and their distribution models are changing — and the University of California and its scholars have been both drivers and beneficiaries of these exciting transformations in recent years. This site is a resource for UC faculty, researchers, students and staff who want to learn more about:
- University of California open access policies
- Open access publishing support @ UC
- Benefits of and tools for openly sharing research data
- Changing models of peer review, evaluation metrics, and publication funding
- Current issues in scholarly communication via the OSC blog
Recent Posts
Draft policy on Research Data and Tangible Research Materials currently under review
January 14, 2021
A new Presidential Policy on University of California Research Data and Tangible Research Materials is currently under systemwide review. This draft policy addresses issues concerning the ownershipSpringer Nature open access publishing agreement to launch Jan. 4, 2021
December 16, 2020
We’re delighted to announce that on January 4, 2021, UC authors will be able to begin making research they publish in Springer journals freely available for anyone to read by taking advantage ofCombinatorial Theory Journal Launches on UC’s eScholarship Publishing Platform with Innovative Open Access Funding Model
December 10, 2020
The eScholarship Publishing program of the University of California is pleased to announce the launch of Combinatorial Theory, a new mathematics journal expecting its first issue in Spring 2021. ThisUC campuses celebrate Open Access Week 2020
October 12, 2020
International Open Access Week is an annual global event celebrating and sharing knowledge about free online access to scholarly publications. This year’s Open Access Week is October 19-25. TheEarthArXiv Preprint Server Re-Launches on CDL-Hosted Janeway Platform
October 1, 2020
California Digital Library (CDL) is excited to announce the official re-launch of the EarthArXiv preprint server, now hosted by CDL on the Janeway platform. The site provides access to nearly 1,500
As a leader in the global movement toward open access to publicly funded research, the University of California is taking a firm stand by deciding not to renew its subscriptions with Elsevier.
Learn more